Well, I went and got my body fat measured with the Bod Pod yesterday! Boy am I glad I did!!! Turns out, my body fat is 4% LOWER than what my Bioelectrical Impedance analyzer was saying!!
So, I'm sitting at 19.4% body fat so I only need to lose 2% to reach my goal versus the 6% I thought I had to lose!!
That being said, my weight went up to 140 this week. I'm not gonna get too wrapped up with the numbers on the scale though...I know it was muscle gain as I can just FEEL the difference and my clothes are getting loosey goosey!!
For those who missed the earlier post, the Bod Pod uses Air displacement plethysmography
. With this technique, you're enclosed in a computerized, egg-shaped chamber. The device measures your weight and volume to determine your body density, then uses these figures to calculate your percentage of body fat.
Anyway, while I was there, I discussed my caloric intake with the technician. Turns out, I may be consuming too few calories for how active I am...could be my body is in "starvation" mode and hoarding all the calories I take in, so I am going to try to keep a much more accurate food diary to see if I am meeting my needs. Problem is, if I am not getting enough calories, I just can't picture myself eating MORE!! I don't deprive myself of food and never feel hungry!! I think just with the nature of foods that I eat (being a health-minded vegetarian) they are all low cal, low fat. So, my plan is to add more protein shakes to get the calories IF I need them. Like I said, gonna keep a calorie count for the next few weeks and see where I'm at.
